Milford shared its disciplinary data for the 2023-2024 school year thus far.

School discipline data shared during Milford board meeting

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

School discipline – a hot topic that has brought parents out to school district meetings to share their child’s experiences – came up again Monday night in Milford. This time, the conversation focused on discipline data from this school year that was reviewed during the monthly board meeting. As expected, there have been much more incidents at the secondary level …

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Move to ban Milford student phone recordings deemed redundant

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

A proposed policy to prohibit Milford School District students from taking audio and video recordings in school buildings turned out to be redundant and was tabled at the school board meeting Monday night. Tabling the policy means the board took no action and it won’t be revisited unless a board member asks for it to be. The idea of addressing …

Milford board scraps restorative practices from code

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

In opposition to the wishes of some residents, the Milford School District’s board voted Monday night to strike restorative practices from its student code of conduct.  Restorative practice is a method that aims to build and strengthen community relationships.  Instead of focusing on solely disciplining a child for their behavior, restorative practices aim to improve their behavior and evaluate the …

Brownstein asks school board to speak out on handling protests

Jonathan BudlerEducation, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

“We already have a department that is responsible for safeguarding our community, and that department is local law enforcement,” says Milford School Board member Adam Brownstein. (MilfordLive) Milford School Board member Dr. Adam Brownstein calls a proposal to use federal forces to handle mask and vaccine protests “beyond troubling” and wants the board to make its voice heard in the …